The game is terminal based. I conversed with someone on Twitter who suggested that typing commands might be OK. They said they prefer voice-entering commands on Android, but text-to-speech and speech-to-text on Android requires an internet connection, so I went with Windows instead.

Are terminal commands generally doable? As far as I know, it's just a console app, so any screen-reader should be able to read it. If not, I can probably easily change it to a Windows app with a text field thing - I'm sure that will work better.

have you tried playing some audiogames to see what the interfaces are like? have you played a MUD by chance. Your game sounds like similar idea to Alter Aeon, being a room based fantasy RPG. I'd suggest trying out Alter Aeon with the MushZ client. That's a very good interface for this kind of thing, although there is of course room for improvement.

Best way to find out what interface works well for screen reader users is to turn off your computer monitor start up a screen reader and try different interfaces.

Thanks for the feedback. I love (and used to play a lot of) MUDs and interactive fiction, maybe that's why I jumped to prototyping with a terminal interface.

At this point, I will probably have to experiment and see what people like more - a terminal, or something with buttons and fields that a screen-reader can understand.  The user interface is a secondary concern (after the gameplay), because it has to be fun no matter how the interface works.

So, if anyone is interested in play-testing, please drop a reply in this thread, so that you can get a notification when I have something playable (probably in a few days).

I wouldn't mind bayta testing. It Sounds fun.

Hi,

Sorry for the confusion for anyone who wandered onto Twitter to find more details. This game is still in-progress (still prototyping) and I post about other games on Twitter, too. I will post updates here linking my relevant tweets, and I will also let you guys know as soon as I have a playable version ready - because I do want actual feedback from playing it, not just the audio.

Hi all, I wanted your thoughts on something. As a sighted person, when I make item descriptions, they refer to things I have references to, like "shiny gems." Do these make sense to someone who was born blind, or do they break immersion? What kind of adjectives/descriptions can I give items, to make them distinct? For rooms, I named each after an animal, but for items, I'm not sure.

I was thinking of making the gems in my game colour-coded, can you advise if this is a good idea or if I should use something else?

Great, thank you all for the feedback. I look forward to giving you a playable version of the prototype in a few days.

Thanks for offering! It's an audio game with a text interface. Actually, it's a prototype (a test of an idea). If the idea turns out to be fun, I will commit to creating a full game out of it.

It's complicated. The game is simple English and the commands are simple enough to learn.  But, the game assumes you know English. It drops hints and expects you to figure things out, and I don't know if that will work for you.

We can try it and see how it goes. If it doesn't go well for you, I see one of two possible options:

1. I can add a hint mode that gives more information. It would make the game easier also for anyone who finds it difficult.
2. Maybe you can help me translate it into Italian. I can use Google Translate to start so it's less work.